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Hi,
I am looking to strip my RX-8 for parts but just wanted to see if anyone knows someone who can strip cars down and help sell the parts. Most things are in good condition but the rust under the car has beat me!
Hopefully someone is able to provide someone who can help or give some advice on what to do next
I am looking to strip my RX-8 for parts but just wanted to see if anyone knows someone who can strip cars down and help sell the parts. Most things are in good condition but the rust under the car has beat me!
Hopefully someone is able to provide someone who can help or give some advice on what to do next
There are a few RX-8 breakers dotted around the country, whereabouts are you?
One thing I would say though is RX-8 parts are ten-a-penny generally so unless yours is a special edition or has some nice upgrade parts, by the time you have split the profits with someone you may have just been better off eBaying it ‘as is’.
One thing I would say though is RX-8 parts are ten-a-penny generally so unless yours is a special edition or has some nice upgrade parts, by the time you have split the profits with someone you may have just been better off eBaying it ‘as is’.
I'm in the middle of doing just this at the moment.
Although I'm doing it myself, on my driveway, rather than try and find someone to do it for me.
As above, RX8 parts are ten a penny as many people get faced with the choice of spending several thousand pounds on a car they bought for substantially less than that ... or sell for pennies ... or break the car.
Fortunately mine is a PZ special edition, with a freshly rebuilt engine in, so has some juicy bits to sell on. I'm not bothering to strip every last component off the shell ... literally just taken the 'good stuff' off and will be trying to shift the shell onto a scrapyard in the next week or so.
You will get people wanting the odd doo-da, but I've gone the the mantra of 'if you buy something big, you can pick what you want off the shell' ... it's just not worth my time and effort stripping every last bit and storing it for the odd occasion when someone may want it.
So I may not be getting every last £ out of the car, I do feel I'm getting a sensible balance of effort vs £.
If it helps you ... these are the parts I've stripped:
Engine;
Gearbox;
Wheels;
Mirrors;
Spoiler;
Bumper Grills;
Ignition Coils;
Shocks & Springs;
Exhaust;
Cat;
Decat;
ARBs;
Seats & Door Cards.
As you can see from that, most of the list is made up of parts that are 'special' to the PZ, or aftermarket. The market for standard bits is absolutely flooded, so there's very little money in it.
Although I'm doing it myself, on my driveway, rather than try and find someone to do it for me.
As above, RX8 parts are ten a penny as many people get faced with the choice of spending several thousand pounds on a car they bought for substantially less than that ... or sell for pennies ... or break the car.
Fortunately mine is a PZ special edition, with a freshly rebuilt engine in, so has some juicy bits to sell on. I'm not bothering to strip every last component off the shell ... literally just taken the 'good stuff' off and will be trying to shift the shell onto a scrapyard in the next week or so.
You will get people wanting the odd doo-da, but I've gone the the mantra of 'if you buy something big, you can pick what you want off the shell' ... it's just not worth my time and effort stripping every last bit and storing it for the odd occasion when someone may want it.
So I may not be getting every last £ out of the car, I do feel I'm getting a sensible balance of effort vs £.
If it helps you ... these are the parts I've stripped:
Engine;
Gearbox;
Wheels;
Mirrors;
Spoiler;
Bumper Grills;
Ignition Coils;
Shocks & Springs;
Exhaust;
Cat;
Decat;
ARBs;
Seats & Door Cards.
As you can see from that, most of the list is made up of parts that are 'special' to the PZ, or aftermarket. The market for standard bits is absolutely flooded, so there's very little money in it.
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